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secure these scions were made by Mr. Prank N. Meyer, Agri- 
cultural Explorer of this Office, during his stay in Japan 
in September, 1915, and Mr. H. Suzuki, Manager of the Yoko- 
hama Nursery Company, very kindly superintended the col- 
lection and shipment of them to this country. Thanks are 
due to Mr. Post Wheeler, Charge d 'Affaires of the American 
Embassy in Tokyo, for conducting the arrangements with the 
Tokyo authorities. Mr. Wilson collected flowering specimens 
from the Arakawa collection and these are now in the her- 
barium of the Arnold Arboretum and will be of assistance in 
checking up the varietal nomenclature, which is much com- 
plicated. The hardiness of these flowering cherries in 
many parts of the United States, the fact that they flower 
at the most bewitching time of the year, -April and May-and 
are peculiarly attractive for small gardens and yards, and 
that most of them are introduced for the first time into 
this country, make the presentation of this valuable col- 
lection by the Mayor of Tokyo and his associates a matter 
of very unusual interest to Americans. (Fairchild.) 
Sesban aculeatum (Schreber) Polr. (Fabaceae.) 41916. 
Seeds from Klrkee, India. Presented by Mr. William Burns, 
Economic Botanist. "A tall, very rapid growing species 
reaching a height in one season of 12 to 20 feet In Florida 
and Mississippi, the stems woody and 2 to 4 inches In dia- 
meter. While this species is employed as a green manure 
crop in the tropics, its woody stems and great growth make 
it undesirable for agricultural use in America." (Piper.) 
Its masses of handsome yellow flowers however make it 
worthy of a trial in our summer flower borders where tall 
rank growing plants can be utilized. (Fairchild.) 
Solarium quiioense Lamarck. (Solanaceae.) 42034. Seeds 
of Naranjilla, from Quito, Ecuador. Presented by Mr. Ludovlc 
Soderstrom, through Mr. Charles S. Hartman, American Min- 
ister. "The plant is about 6 to 8 feet high with hairy 
leaves and produces a fruit like a small orange; it is 
rather acid to taste. Each plant bears hundreds of flowers 
and fruits. The plant lasts 5 or 6 years after which a new 
plantation must be made. The best plantations are in the 
clearings at 5,000 to 6,000 feet altitude. The mean tem- 
perature is 17 to 19 degrees C. The fruit seems to be the 
principal article of food during certain seasons for the 
settlers in the woods. I have never found this plant flour- 
ish in the dry valleys in the interior but always in the 
clearings in the woods." (Soderstrom.) 
Sokmwm sp. (Solanaceae.) 42026. Tubers from Tucuman, 
Argentina. Presented by Mr. E. F. Schultz, Horticulturist, 
Agricultural Experiment Station, through Mr. John S. Cal- 
vert, American Vice-Consul, Buenos Aires. "The Agricultur- 
